Author: Stephen Taylor

In the most dramatic vote that I’ve ever witnessed, the Liberals just squeeked by with Cadman casting his vote to prop up the government. Kingston Liberal MP and Speaker of the House cast the tie-breaker as per tradition.

Such a deflating week for the Conservative Party of Canada…

However, perhaps this is a blessing in disguise because now Canadians will watch Paul Martin try to keep up with all of his spending.

Belinda Stronach cited passing the ‘important spending in the budget for the citizens of Newmarket-Aurora’ as her primary reason for leaving the Conservative Party. Now that the budget has passed, does she represent anything else in the Liberal Party? What is her purpose now?

David Kilgour has just confirmed that he will vote against the NDP budget.

I predict that Cadman will also vote against the budget.

The budget vote is two hours away…

Today’s news is surly sour for all of us in the CPC, however perhaps we can take lemons and make lemonade to help us get that bitter taste of economic pie out of our mouths.

Consider this:

A senior Liberal cabinet minister said that “at its core, the budget is flawed and defective”. This senior Liberal MP went on to say that the Liberal budget amounts to “an accounting shell game”. The Liberal Minister of Human Resources and Skills Development went on to criticize Paul Martin by saying “The promisekeeper will be forced to break promises”.

This senior Liberal cabinet minister confirmed what many know about Liberal intentions, “As a reflection of Liberal priorities, the budget abandons education”

Hat Tip: Warren Kinsella